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FYI for the group if this hasn't been established: Julien Reed and Keith Baker are definitely partners in some capacity.

@Crutonius I had assumed a lot of subscribers came from TMC, where his reputation would've certainly helped sell plans. However, he's stated that TMC was only accountable for a relatively small number. He didn't specify numbers or where the remainder originated. According to @willy_d 's poll...

Though I do get what you're implying: if a subscriber's coverage ended this month, do they get retro refunded back to when the company ceased in 2023? I consider insurance (yes yes semantics) as essentially being a gamble, and closing an insurance business before the term is up, would be...

@MP3Mike keyword being "active"

Ok, this pdf is specific to LLCs. 57D‑6‑07. Winding up. (a) After its dissolution, an LLC shall wind up. The winding up may include continuing the business of the LLC for a period of time. So @tga may be correct. However, this post shows that 057 Technology was [still] Administratively...

@tga yeah, if i read the other stuff correctly, the Administrative Dissolution occurs 60days after a warning had been issued. I imagine that's the grace period for conducting business.

You likely know more than I do. However, after reading through NC Article 14, liquidating the assets might be legal but selling product does not appear to be. Here's the pdf 55‑14‑05. Effect of dissolution. (a) A dissolved corporation continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any...

My statement says exactly: 057 TECHNOLOGY, LLC 855-5577057NC This was billed on 05/23/2023.

I just added a NC SOS document to the other thread showing 057 Technology was dissolved before 057 Companies could've bought the assets. Also, a member has contacted me about initiating a discovery and possibly filing a lawsuit. This person is interested in knowing who would want to be listed...

I'm not really sure how relevant this is, but it has me questioning things: Apparently, Jason failed to file his annual report, and I believe this isn't the first time this occurred. Anyways... Jason stated on the forum he "sold 100% of [057 Technology] in early 2023." Julian Reid stated to...

@ccalahan 's story is why (although I admittedly feel guilty for misinterpreted what Jason wasn't being fully transparent about) I don't truly believe Jason had any plans of solving this problem when this was all uncovered in January. However, I get it because it seems it wasn't his problem.

Problem: where is the current 057 Technology business registered? EDIT/ADDENDUM: I'm guessing 057 Tech remained in NC and is showing "administratively dismissed" - defunct. 057 Companies (with the assets) seems to still be active. 057 Companies is on some of the newer invoices, though...

We need to establish some certainties. Jason did recently seem to imply that someone MIGHT'VE been willing to ensure we would be taken care of. I still feel he was just saying this to push the blame onto the vocal few here (including myself), despite showing no desire to remedy any of this in...

Ugh. I forgot that new service plans were billed under "057 Companies'" Someone please make it make sense!

That's the current confusion here. It appears Jason sold all of the liability (responsibility for the service plans) to this unknown person, who is not 057 Companies.

@ucmndd I read that post #522 several times and I can see where my confusion stems from. Jason was not clear at establishing time-frames nor explicit regarding 057 Companies' involvement. Without being previously cognisant of this alleged third party (back in Jan), I of course mistakenly assumed...

Really appreciate your input upthread! So, the main buyer likely wasn't Keith Baker?

Oh! I just read that as Jason having "early 2023" and June 2023 mixed up and the "partnership" being whoever formed 057 Companies. I'm pretty sure it was said somewhere that 057 Companies was three people, right? I mean, this really doesn't change the big picture much (no one taking...

@MP3Mike earlier I had been way more focused on not getting our cars fixed. I realize you've started an entirely different mystery. Although I feel I've invested way too much time at this point, I'm totally in! 😂 let's do this. Where's this 3td 057 party theory coming from?

Here's an interesting thing that I noted last week: a few years ago, an 057 customer posted a poor review. Justifiably, TMC Admins quickly locked that thread from further discussion once it was deemed unfair. However, well into three months of this mess and they are still "letting us run wild."...

@MP3Mike Make no mistake, if I was filling out a legal document, I would be very explicit, if not overly explicit. But this is a hobby forum. Look, I love the speculation. I do. I don't always have to be right and I enjoy working together to sleuth a mystery. And you've been a part of that...

@MP3Mike , the other white knight. Haha, here we go with the semantics again. I'm not suing anyone, so you don't have to protect Jason from me. I'm taking my $2000 out of his a$$ right here. He's fully aware how I, and the people that have DM'd me, feel about him. In any case, at least I've...

@stopcrazypp let me sum it up for you: in May 2023, I paid Jason $2000 to alleviate my battery failure anxiety for two years. That is what I paid (and the job he gladly took), in exchange for my peace of mind. Instead, I've been dealing with Jason (and occasionally you) seemingly trying to...

@stopcrazypp oh stop. You and I have not seen eye to eye, not in the very least, throughout this entire conversation. "Easily be cleared up" has never been an option in any part of this conversation. Sure, business closed - so, that's all we deserve for backing this business for $2000 each? Put...

Sleeping on this, I realize I should get ahead of Jason in case he decides to retroactively rationalize his secrecy again: Jan 6, 2025 After advising anyone with an issue to contact the new 057, Jason closes with, "Again, I've nothing to do with any of this anymore, and I guess it's just best...

...to add: I believe, at the very least, Jason wanted to maintain the remainder of the active contracts. Throughout Q4 2023, this likely looked less and less feasible to him. He had started a new job and his large facility was gone, along with the necessary employees. By Jan 2024, he'd had a...

@Chris TX, @MP3Mike is correct. "Limited liability" As I've said before, I have no legal experience, so keep that in mind for the entirety of this thread. However, I believe an LLC has the freedom to walk away. Even banks that fund an LLC are usually out of luck. I believe you have to go after...

I have put together the most key dates to the debacle and posted them here. Everything is organized and verifiable via links. Lots of contradicting information going around and this straightens a lot of it out.

I went back to the "main thread" to see how the discovery all unfolded and noticed the large amounts of radio silence from Jason. Jan 6, 2023 Jason: "If nothing goes wrong before receiving the BMD, then you activate at that time and your 2 years officially starts from that point. So because of...

This has been ongoing since January. It's been frustrating for a lot of people, especially Jason (obviously). But he chooses to tell us we're wrong, but rarely explains why he's right... CrankyGypsy said: The reality: there was no physical shop to facilitate any work. What city is this...

Addendum: actually, just recalled that i had spoken to someone else on this very portal topic a little while back: they said that they also never had activation and expiration info and implied this was a known issue with their account. In 2023, at the time, I took this "error" as meaning my...

This is all talking out loud, I'm not making accusations, just looking for answers: Ok, so you are actively/currently monitoring BMD data? Seems the people I've been in communication with, and myself, don't have one. It sounds like you HAD(?) the ability to monitor every one of your active...

Well, I appreciate the reply. I've got a bit of a weekend ahead, so just wanted to chime in: I know you mean well and, although I admittedly felt I had to make waves to get anything out of you, I have never questioned that internally - I know you didn't set out to rip anyone off. Instead, I've...

I tried to start a private conversation with Jason - it's not an option here and I'm not going to bug him elsewhere. This is my olive branch. I'd just like an adult convo where I don't feel I have to goad or provoke him into participating. @wk057 Jason I sincerely believe you're a good person...

From Jason: "...I am able to contact everyone involved in 057 Companies LLC, however... so, wouldn't be a lie even if I did make such a claim. But, for quite a while I'd personally been working towards some arrangements to make sure anyone who had a service plan and had an actual issue would be...

Furthermore, go back and look at the inception of this sh*tst*rm. In the beginning I became upset but not confrontational, then I shifted gears and started to actually empathize with your predicament. As others began making claims and you reacted (usually poorly in a tirade), some members called...

Jason, you may not view your posts as outright lies, but to many of us, withholding information under direct questioning is a lie. You side-stepped, you backtracked, and you deflected. You told us you had a connection, then you said you didn't, now you say you do. You said you didn't have...

Poking the bear is the only thing that works with you, Jason. So the hindsight is "should have just kept chugging along running 057"? How about the hindsight back to January being "should have been transparent, should have discussed moving forward with the new owners in Q4 2023, and should've...

@CHGolferJim Nothing I'm aware of and I've spoken to a few members privately. I have zero experience regarding moving forward legally. I'm hoping someone with knowledge eventually chimes in. When those of us with active plans were trying to get to the bottom of this (Hughes insisted he couldn't...

I'll be happy to discuss Julian Reid as I'm not a fan of that guy, either. However, if Reid isn't checking the site for tickets (because the new company never engaged in Service Plans), I can't 100% expect him to be aware of what was going on here. However, it wasn't until the second notice from...

Hi everyone! Head troll here with the update: - Jason Hughes was 057 Technology and based in NC. - Hughes claims he [secretly] sold the company in June 2023 and stayed on as an employee. The new entity is known as 057 Companies, but based in TN. - The 057tech.com website continued to promote...

UPDATE: I appreciate everyone participating to help get answers from the "057 Conglomerate." For anyone ending up here, here's what we finally know, or have surmised: - Jason Hughes was 057 Technology and based in NC. - Hughes claims he [secretly] sold the company in June 2023 and stayed on as...

NDA or not, it's become abundantly clear to all of us that Jason Hughes wasn't telling the truth the past few months. And the more he tried to paint himself as the good guy (and even a victim of his own customers), the further he fell from grace. He was p*ss*ing on us while assuring us it was...

It appears someone has requested that the 057 website be removed from The Wayback Machine. I have not used it since the end of February, so I have no idea when someone might've made that request, but it is still populating Google searches. LOL. Someone is actively covering tracks. For those of...

Well, to add to my theory: Hughes stated he was working for 057 Companies. If so, all monies would flow through the 057 Companies LLC first, even if Hughes was effectively autonomous. This would be beneficial for both parties: Hughes could continue to make something close to his income with his...

Rereading this post, I've put together a theory: What if new-057 (057 Companies) states is correct, and they purchased the assets from 057 Technology (@wk057 Jason Hughes)? If so, I have a feeling this was mostly with the hope to acquire the rights to any future DOD-type contracts. Hughes...

@vcor the website was updated. The terms were updated the same week 057 Companies was registered. Hughes basically snuck in and took his Twitter link off. The FAQ was updated to let the public know that Service Plans would not be extended.

@MP3Mike good possibility. Though 057 Companies was registered 6/6/2023 just as 057 Technology was ceasing.

I'm trying to recall one time Hughes said he specifically sold the assets, but I just keep remembering the many times he said he sold the company.

Stemming from a private conversation: None of us woke up one day thinking, "I gotta screw over Jason Hughes." Hughes sold the company with active service plans (some a few months old; at least one that hadn't even activated yet) and was complicit in not making anyone aware of this. Hughes even...